Articles in the English Language / Артикли в Английском языке
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I just received a postcard from ... [the/a/an/--] Robinsons, ... [a/an/the/--] family I met last year. It made me start thinking: When was ... [the/a/an/--] last time I actually sent ... [a/an/the/--] letter or ... [a/an/the/--] postcard to someone? It's strange, ... [the/a/an/--] postal service has been part of ... [--/a/an/the] daily life for ... [--/a/an/the] centuries. And suddenly, within ... [a/an/the/--] single generation, ... [the/a/an/--] postal system is on its way to becoming ... [a/an/the/--] thing of ... [the/a/an/--] past. These days, ... [--/a/an/the] few people send ... [--/a/an/the] letters.
Today, ... [--/a/an/the] email is a far more common way to communicate with ... [--/a/an/the] friends and ... [--/a/an/the] family. It's also ... [a/an/the/--] faster and cheaper way to communicate. When I send ... [an/a/--/the] email to ... [a/an/the/--] friend in ... [a/an/the/--] distant country, ... [the/a/an/--] friend will receive ... [the/a/an/--] email almost immediately. What's more, I have the ability to attach ... [a/an/the/--] photograph, ... [a/an/the/--] video, or ... [an/a/the/--] MP3. And I don't even have to buy ... [an/a/the/--] expensive stamp.
But ... [the/a/an/--] world is changing quickly. In ... [a/an/the/--] decade or two, we might all be using ... [a/an/the/--] totally different kind of technology to communicate.
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